Student arrested in alleged cellphone robbery of Vallejo High peer

A 15-year-old high school student was arrested Monday afternoon in connection with a robbery last week, police said.

A female juvenile said the suspect pushed her to the ground and took her cellphone on Thursday in the area of Vallejo Senior High School. When she and a witness chased after the suspect to get it back, the suspect allegedly brandished a handgun, police said.

After an investigation, officers arrested the suspect, who is a student at the school, at about 11:30 a.m. Monday, police said.